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== History ==
== History ==
Following the departure of Romans from Britain in the early 5th century, several Romano-British Celtic kingdoms emerged in Yorkshire; Ebrauc was the region around York, Deifr (or Deira) comprised the lands along the coast to the north and east of York, while Elmet was further west and centred on what is now [[Leeds]] (Loidis).
Following the departure of Romans from Britain in the early 5th century, several Romano-British Celtic kingdoms emerged in Yorkshire; Ebrauc was the region around York, Deifr (or Deira) comprised the lands along the coast to the north and east of York, while Elmet was further west and centred on what is now [[Leeds]] (Loidis).
The first Germanic speakers arrived in what is now England and Scotland in c. 450 AD. The old British Celtic kingdom of Deifr became the Anglian kingdom Deira in the third quarter of the 5th century, with this ultimately being unified with the more northerly kingdom Bernicia (centred on [[Northumberland]] and south east Scotland) to form the kingdom of Northumbria in the 7th century.
At the time the [[Domesday Book]] was taken in 1086 on the order of [[William the Conqueror]], Yorkshire was far larger and included areas of present-day Lancashire and Westmorland.
At the time the [[Domesday Book]] was taken in 1086 on the order of [[William the Conqueror]], Yorkshire was far larger and included areas of present-day Lancashire and Westmorland.